Hot Springs

♨️ is the hot springs emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “hotsprings” and “steaming”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: HOT SPRINGS
CLDR short name: hot springs
Codepoint: U+2668 U+FE0F
Hex: 2668 FE0F
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup: place-other
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:hotsprings:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

hot · hotsprings · springs · steaming

How it looks

Hot Springs — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the ♨️ hot springs emoji mean?: ♨️ is the hot springs emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “hotsprings” and “steaming”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ♨️?: U+2668 U+FE0F: the character U+2668 (HOT SPRINGS) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+2668 as a plain text symbol.
When was the ♨️ hot springs emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ♨️ on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “hot springs”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ♨️ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ♨️?: On GitHub, type :hotsprings: and it turns into ♨️ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.